Announcements

DESCRIPTION: "Announcements, announcements, announcements." Almost anything may follow (e.g. the Mickey Mouse theme), although it is likely to include something about "What a horrible way to die, what a horrible way to die" as people keep talking
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 2014 (Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs)
KEYWORDS: nonballad death campsong
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs, pp. 423, 535, "Announcements" (notes only)
Roud #26053
NOTES [74 words]: This seems to have been a genuine Girl Scout folk song, not something they borrowed. Many meals were followed by announcements, and according to Averill, p. 423, long or sloppy announcements would often provoke this song in response. Given that it sometimes occurs in Girl Scout songbooks, I suspect there were attempts to defang it either by making it less obnoxious to the announcer or so obnoxious to the kids that they wouldn't sing it. - RBW
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File: ACSF423A

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